11:55 PM,
Jan. 31, 2013

This fawn was nursed back to health by Jeff and Jennifer Counceller, who kept it for nearly two years.

Written by

Robert King and Mary Beth Schneider

House Speaker Brian Bosma says a governor's pardon might be in order for a Connersville couple who rescued an injured fawn but find themselves facing prosecution.

Jeff and Jennifer Counceller - who found an injured fawn, nursed it back to health and raised it to adulthood with the intention of releasing it to the wild - were charged this month with illegal possession of a white-tailed deer.

The charge, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days and jail and a $500 fine, resulted after a lengthy investigation by the Department of Natural Resources. ...